Newton County Appraisal District confirmed a large volume of property tax protests in 2019; the total was 1,034 versus 0.31 in 2018 and 342 in 2017. The total number of property tax parcels in Newton County was 18,300 in 2019. Homeowners accounted for most of the protests in 2019, as is typical ( 382 appeals by homeowners versus 61 commercial / industrial / other). The number of protests for houses fell 26 from the prior year while the volume of commercial appeals rose by 356. Newton County property owners submitted property tax protests for real property and business personal property with a total value of $560 billion. Most of the protests were resolved at the informal appeal level. The total value of property appealed in Newton County in the last two years rose by 11.69% versus 30.2% statewide. Newton County Appraisal District processed 101 informal hearings and the Newton County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) held 11 hearings. Property owners who protested Newton County valuations won big. The volume of Newton County Appraisal Review Board hearings rose/fell from 70 in 2017 to 11 in 2019. Total savings for informal / formal were $x million (for both single family and commercial / other, based on 2.7% tax rate and no exemptions. If you appeal, the odds are in your favor. In 2019, Newton County owners achieved tax reduction for 53.47% of informal hearings and 29%of appraisal review board hearings.

Newton County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

NewtonCAD Tax protests filed for 2019	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	382
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	26
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	0
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	18
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	1
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	4
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	38
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	63
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	135
Number Other Property Tax Protests	97

NewtonCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2019	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$560,521,696
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$2,821,244
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$0
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$4,363,552
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$434,633,550
$ Value Utilities Protested	$59,737,302
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$35,771,260
$ Value Other Protested	$23,194,788

NewtonCAD 2019 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	203

NewtonCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2019 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	101
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	97
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	54

NewtonCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2019	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	377115
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$118

NewtonCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	11
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	7
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	4
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	2

NewtonCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$377,115
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$377,115
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$0

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

0